US 11,753,197 B2
Packaging station and method of operating a packaging station
John Joseph Michels, Portage, MI (US)
Assigned to KELLOGG COMPANY, Battle Creek, MI (US)
Filed by Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 10, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/988,951.
Application 16/988,951 is a division of application No. 15/862,699, filed on Jan. 5, 2018, granted, now 10,773,845.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/443,301, filed on Jan. 6, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0369418 A1, Nov. 26, 2020
Int. Cl. B65B 43/30 (2006.01); B65B 61/06 (2006.01); B65B 43/54 (2006.01); B65B 1/06 (2006.01); B65B 1/16 (2006.01); B65B 1/36 (2006.01); B65B 35/12 (2006.01); B65B 43/12 (2006.01); B65B 43/46 (2006.01); B65B 57/00 (2006.01); B65B 41/16 (2006.01); B65B 1/02 (2006.01); B65B 43/36 (2006.01)
CPC B65B 43/30 (2013.01) [B65B 1/02 (2013.01); B65B 1/06 (2013.01); B65B 1/16 (2013.01); B65B 1/36 (2013.01); B65B 35/12 (2013.01); B65B 41/16 (2013.01); B65B 43/123 (2013.01); B65B 43/36 (2013.01); B65B 43/465 (2013.01); B65B 43/54 (2013.01); B65B 57/00 (2013.01); B65B 61/06 (2013.01); B65B 2210/02 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45048 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
dispensing a first container from a first container preparation system that includes a first container expander, the first container expander including a first transportation device and a first severing device;
opening the first container via the first container expander;
metering a first amount of product from a product metering device into the first container; and
dispensing a second container from a second container preparation system that includes a second container expander, the second container expander including a second transportation device and a second severing device, wherein dispensing the second container occurs concurrently with the metering of the first amount of product into the first container.